Derya Arhan

Derya Arhan (born January 25, 1999) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish Women's First Football League club ALG Spor and the Turkey women's national team. She was part of the Turkey national women's U-15, women's U-17 and women's U-19 teams.[1]

Derya Arhan

Derya Arhan for Kdz. Ereğlispor (March 2015).
Personal information
Date of birth	January 25, 1999
Place of birth	Bayrampaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	ALG Spor
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Kdz. Ereğlispor	80	(16)
2018–2019	Beşiktaş	17	(1)
2019	Santa Teresa	2	(0)
2019–	ALG Spor	15	(5)
National team^‡
2013	Turkey U-15	2	(1)
2014–2015	Turkey U-17	18	(2)
2015–2018	Turkey U-19	24	(2)
2018–	Turkey	8	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2020

Club career

Derya Arhan (right) playing for Kdz. Ereğlispor in the 2014–15 season's away match against Ataşehir Belediyespor.

Derya Arhan of ALG Spor in the 2019–20 Women's First League season.

Derta Arhan obtained her license for the Küçükyalı, Istanbul-based club Sosyal Hizmetler Gençlik ve Spor on May 25, 2011. Effective November 22, 2012, she transferred to Kdz Ereğlispor, and played in its newly established youth team for girls. She enjoyed Turkish Girls' Football Championship with her team in September 1913.[2] Beginning with the 2013–14 season, she started to play in the women's team of her club as defender in the Turkish Women's First League.[1]

In the 2018–19 league season, she transferred to Beşiktaş J.K..[3] She enjoyed the champion title of her team in the 2018–19 season.[1][1]

By July 2019, Arhan was transferred by the Spanish club Santa Teresa CD in Badajoz to play in the Primera División B.[4]

By October 2019, she returned home and signed with the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor.[1] She debuted at the UEFA Women's Champions League playing in the |2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round against the Albanian team KFF Vllaznia Shkodër in Shkodër, Albania on 3 November 2020, and scored one goal.[5][6]

International career

Derya Arhan playing for Turkey women's national under-17 football team.

She was admitted to the Turkey women's national U-15 team, and debuted in the friendly match against Azerbaijan on October 2, 2013. She capped twice and scored one goal for the Turkey U-15 team.[1]

Arhan played first time for the Turkey women's national U-17 team in the friendly game against the team from Greece on March 2, 2104. She later took part in the 2014 UEFA Development Tournament and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 8 matches.[1][7][8]

Between 2015 and 2018, Arhan played for the women's national U-19 team. She was part of the team, which became champion of the 2016 UEFA Development Tournament.[9] She played in two matches of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 10 and in every three games of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Elite round Group 2 as well as 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 10. She scored two goals in 24 matches for the national U-19 team.[1]

On November 8, 2018, Arhan debuted in the Turkey women's national football team playing in the friendly match against Georgia.[1]

International goals
(Friendly matches not included)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Scored
Turkey women's
October 27, 2020	Sapsan Arena, Moscow, Russia	Russia	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group A	L 2–4	1[10]
December 1, 2020	Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	Russia		L 1–2	1[11]

Career statistics

As of 1 December 2020.[1]

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kdz. Ereğlispor	2013–14	First League	8	0	–	–	7	1	15	1
	2014–15	First League	17	2	–	–	10	2	27	4
	2015–16	First League	18	7	–	–	8	0	26	7
	2016–17	First League	22	4	–	–	7	0	29	4
	2017–18	First League	15	3	–	–	12	2	27	5
	Total		80	16	–	–	44	5	124	21
Beşiktaş J.K.	2018–19	First League	17	1	-	-	4	1	21	2
	Total		17	1	-	-	4	1	21	2
Santa Teresa CD	2019–20	Primera Div. B	2	0	-	-	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	-	-	0	0	2	0
ALG Spor	2019–20	First League	15	5	-	-	1	0	16	5
	2020–21	First League			1	1	3	2	4	3
	Total		15	5	1	1	4	2	20	8
Career total			114	22	1	1	52	8	167	31

Honours

Club

Turkish Women's First Football League

Beşiktaş J.K.

Winners (1): 2018–19

ALG Spor

Winners (1): 2019–20

International

UEFA Development Tournament

Turkey women's U-19

Winners (1): 2016

References

1. "Player Details – Derya Arhan". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
2. "Ereğli Yıldız Kızlar Futbol Takımı Türkiye Şampiyonu". Haberciniz (in Turkish). 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
3. "Ataşehir Belediyespor 0–2 Beşiktaş A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
4. "Derya Arhan, İspanya'ya transfer oldu". Gündem Beşiktaş (in Turkish). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
5. "Vllaznia (ALB) 3–3 (3–2 p) ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
6. "ALG Spor ilk turda elendi". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
7. "Futbol: 2015 17 Yaş Altı Kızlar Avrupa Şampiyonası". Bugün (in Turkish). 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
8. "U17 Kadın Milli Futbol Takımı Adana'da Kampa Girecek". Şanlıurfa (in Turkish). 2015-04-01. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
9. "U19 Kadın Milliler şampiyon oldu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
10. "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2021 Grup Eeleme – Rusya 4–2 Türkiye" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
11. "Avrupa Şampiyonası 2021 Grup Eleme – Türkiye 1–2 Rusya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

External links

• Derya Arhan – UEFA competition record